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7 Golden Rules for Safe and Economical Mining
22.02.2012
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ISSA Mining has specified seven rules for safe and economical mining, thus defining a "gold standard" acclaimed by many experts for mine safety.
Independent Mine Safety Audits (IMSA) – A Turkey/ISSA Mining Project to Improve Mining Safety
24.02.2012
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St. Petersburg: Cross-sector exchange on industrial safety by international experts
01.06.2012
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ISSA Mining General Secretary to speak at SISE 2012
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18.03.2012 |
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| Administration & management, Occupational risks
ISSA Mining's General Secretary Helmut Ehnes will share information in his talk "The key for success: 7 golden rules for prevention" at SISE 2012.
The V International Symposium on Electrical Safety (SISE) is hosted by the International Section of the ISSA for Electricity, Gas and Water and the...Read more
Active ageing tomorrow requires good safety and health today says European agency
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18.03.2012 |
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| About social security, Administration & management, Demographic changes, Employment policies, Social security and health, Managing reforms, Occupational risks, Old age / Survivors
Occupational safety and health has a crucial role to play in securing active ageing through a better and longer working life. That’s the message that EU-OSHA is looking to communicate during the 2012 European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations. Throughout the year, the Bilb...Read more
Successful cooperation tied: ISSA Mining co-hosts workshop, extends cooperation agreement
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15.03.2012 |
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| About social security, Administration & management, Employment policies, Managing reforms, Occupational risks, Social security and health
120 international participants met at the conference on “Promoting Decent Work: Occupational Safety and Health, Prevention and Labour Inspection – Challenges and Solutions” in Dong Nai, Vietnam, 15 and 16 March 2012. Jointly organized by MoLISA, ASEAN-OSHNET, ISSA Mining, IALI and the ILO, the...Read more
Independent Mine Safety Audits (IMSA) – A Turkey/ISSA Mining Project to Improve Mining Safety
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24.02.2012 |
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| Managing reforms, Occupational risks
Improving the safety standards and health promotion in Turkish mining is the aim of a joint project by ISSA Mining, Turkish mining cooperation Türkiye Taskömürü Kurumu (TTK), and the Turkish Ministry of Labour and Social Security. Within this cooperation, measures to enhance the level of occupati...Read more
7 Golden Rules for Safe and Economical Mining
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22.02.2012 |
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| About social security, Administration & management, Employment policies, Occupational risks, Social security and health
ISSA Mining has specified seven rules for safe and economical mining, thus defining a "gold standard" acclaimed by many experts for mine safety.Read more
Renowned Stefanko Best Paper Award award to ISSA Mining’s Ehnes, Kretschmann
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21.02.2012 |
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| About social security, Administration & management, Occupational risks
ISSA Mining General Secretary Helmut Ehnes received the important Stefanko Best Paper Award for a paper on prevention in mining. The internationally renowned recognition has been presented by the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) to Helmut Ehnes and ISSA Mining member Jürgen Kre...Read more
Success factor OSH: International study proves economic benefit of prevention
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07.02.2012 |
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| Administration & management, Occupational risks
Businesses profit from investing in occupational safety and health (OSH). This has been proven by an international study initiated by the ISSA, the German DGUV (German Social Accident Insurance) and the German BG ETEM, statutory accident insurance for the sectors energy, textile industry, electri...Read more
Investing in prevention: EU-OSHA recommends incentives, introduces guide
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21.12.2011 |
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| About social security, Administration & management, Occupational risks, Social security financing
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work presents a Guide on Economic Incentive Schemes to promote Occupational Safety and Health (OSH).
The guide intends to serve as a practical and user-friendly guide to help incentive providers to create or optimise their own economic incentive sc...Read more
Work on mine safety awarded in European photo competition
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14.12.2011 |
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| About social security, Administration & management, Occupational risks
Miran Beškovnik won an award in the European Photo Competition hosted by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work with a photo focussing on safety in mining. His work titled "Beginners" shows students preparing to work in a dangerous environment of the Velenje coal mine, Slovenia, in few...Read more
ISSA Mining at the 34th International Conference of Safety in Mines Research Institutes
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07.12.2011 |
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| About social security, Occupational risks
Approximately 250 industry experts, among them many researchers on mine safety, joined the 34th International Conference of Safety in Mines Research Institutes at the India Habitat Center, New Delhi, India, 6. - 9. December 2011 and were able to hear very interesting presentations by highly compe...Read more
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ISSA Mining Newsletter #5 (March 2013)
ISSA Mining Newsletter #4 (April 2012)
ISSA Mining Newsletter #3 (April 2011)
ISSA Mining Newsletter #2 (September 2010)
ISSA Mining Newsletter #1 (May 2010)
Prevention News
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Overcoming work-related hazards in Africa
ISSA, 29.04.2013 | NewsTechnical Seminar on Work Accidents and Occupational Diseases -
ISSA recognized for "decisive contribution" to prevention culture
ISSA, 26.04.2013 | NewsItalian Inter-Association Council for Prevention Award 2013 -
Proactive social security to prevent occupational diseases
ISSA, 24.04.2013 | NewsWorld Day for Safety and Health at Work 2013